Primary hypomagnesemia with secondary hypocalcemia in an infant.
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چکیده
A 2-month old girl was transferred from General Hos pital Kurunegala to the Lady Ridgeway Hospital (LRH) in September 1998 with a history of uncontrolled generalised fits from the age of 6 weeks. Before 6 weeks the baby-had been apparently normal. She is a product of a first cousin marriage. The other two children are in good health. The birth and neonatal histories were normal. The birth weight was 3.65 kg. The baby was treated with phenobarbitone at the Kurunegala Hospital with little effect. She was suck ing wel l t h roughou t . A l u m b a r punc tu r e d o n e at the Kurunegala Hospital revealed a normal CSF.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Ceylon medical journal
دوره 46 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1967